MICHAEL TASKER hasn't ruled out staying at Cassidy Coventry Blaze for another season.

Tasker was back at the Skydome on Tuesday night having been tempted out of retirement by head coach Paul Thompson to join Blaze's trophy bid.

The 33 year-old has agreed to play until the end of the season and admits he could be persuaded to prolong his stay.

"We will see what happens," he said. "I'm not ruling out, but I don't want to look too far ahead.

"Two weeks ago I was retired and now I'm back playing again, so I know how quickly things can change.

"All I'm looking to do at the moment is help the team out until the end of the season.

"Thommo told me there was an area of the team that needed strengthening and I didn't have to think about the offer for long.

"I've got a chance to be part of a championship-winning team again and I couldn't turn that down."

Tasker has plenty of championship-winning experience to call upon in the coming weeks.

He was part of the Blaze team that won both the British National League title and the play-offs in 2002-2003 and went on to captain the side before returning to his native North East in the summer of 2004.

Tasker is currently training with Whitley Warriors and admits he isn't fully fit yet.

"My timing's not there at the moment," he said, "and the fitness will take another week or two as well. My second wind wasn't there either against Sheffield, but I was pretty pleased with the way I played.

"I've found is surprisingly easy to fit in. I know Thommo and a lot of the backroom staff and I've played with quite a lot of the players before.